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Screening asylum seekers in Denmark for torture using a structured questionnaire

open access: yesTorture, 2021
The United Nations Committee against Torture recommends systematic torture screening throughout the asylum process.   The goal of this study is to evaluate the introduction of a structured questionnaire, coding for torture according to the definition ...
Ebbe Munk-Andersen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining Parental Factors for Clinical Trial Attrition in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Despite high enrollment rates on Children's Oncology Group (COG) protocols, attrition after initial consent is challenging, introducing bias and prolonging trial completion. While adult oncology literature has identified predictors of withdrawal, little is known about caregiver decision‐making for child participation in ...
Kimberly L. Stathas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Torture survivors who engage in advocacy in the U.S.: Review, characteristics and policy implications

open access: yesTorture, 2023
Introduction: Despite facing many challenges, some survivors of torture seeking asylum in the U.S. have courageously engaged in advocacy efforts to bring attention to human rights issues relevant to their own personal experiences.
Nouf Bazaz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Superlubricated Magnetically Steerable Microcatheter with Integrated Optical and Fluidic Channels

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetically steerable microcatheter with integrated optical and fluidic channels is developed for multifunctional navigation in tortuous anatomical environments. A surface‐grafted hydrogel coating enables low‐friction actuation. The device demonstrates stable light and fluid delivery during magnetic manipulation, offering a compact platform for ...
Yuntian Du   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of interdisciplinary protocols on medico-legal documentation of torture: Sleep deprivation

open access: yesTorture, 2019
Background: The use of psychological torture or torture methods that leave no visible marks (stealth torture) is on the increase in various contexts.
Elna Søndergaard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Torture in Israel [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1995
EDITOR,—Jon Immanuel may not have intended to be an apologist for torture in Israel, but his review does insufficient justice to the stark material gathered by Human Rights Watch and other bodies.1 Over 100000 Palestinians have been arrested since 1987, thousands of whomentered the closed world of Israeli interrogation centres.
openaire   +2 more sources

NIR‐II‐Trackable LYTACs Phyto‐Nanotheranostics for Source‐Microenvironment Dual‐Track ROS Regulation in Acute Gouty Arthritis

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
The TPR‐LYTACs nanomaterial offers a dual‐pathway strategy for precise gouty arthritis treatment by targeting and degrading the ROS‐producing enzyme NOX2 inside macrophages while its antioxidant core clears accumulated ROS outside. This “source inhibition and microenvironment scavenging” approach, guided by NIR‐II imaging, effectively controls local ...
Jian Zhang   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education as Treatment for Chronic Pain in Survivors of Trauma in Cambodia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Outcome Trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2019
Based on the hypothesis that pain is a stand-alone problem, not just a symptom of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the effect of group psycho-education (“pain school”) for survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime with pain-PTSD comorbidity was tested in
Uwe Harlacher   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Gender differences in victims of war torture: Types of torture and psychological consequences [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2010
Background/Aim. Torture for political reasons is an extreme violence in interpersonal relations resulting in not only acute psychiatric disorders but also very often in very severe and far reaching negative consequences for the overall psychosocial ...
Špirić Željko   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

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